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Rankin County reviews multiple nuisance-property cases; some owners ordered to face justice court
Summary
At the Jan. 6 meeting, Rankin County opened hearings on several nuisance-property complaints. The board declared at least two properties nuisances and sent them to justice court, closed others with no action, and scheduled a review hearing for a commercial property.
Rankin County supervisors on Jan. 6 reviewed a series of nuisance-property matters brought to the county by code enforcement and citizens.
Code enforcement presented photographs and complaint histories for several properties. The board declared the property associated with Marie Chrisman at 279 Garth Farm Road a nuisance and directed that the case be referred to justice court. The board took the same step for the Thomas Blair Newsons property at 264 Garth Farm Road; certified and regular mail notices had been sent and no meaningful contact with the owner had been recorded.
For the Dreitzel and Crystal Porter property at 307 Mill Creek Drive…
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